* Triloop sequences were based on the more than 50% conservation for the single nucleotide frequencies in the three phylogenetic domains37, R = purines (A or G) and Y = pyrimidines (C or U).
LPTL Groups
(Triloop Sequence*)
LPTL-RNA Interaction Class I Class II Total
Type A Type B Type A Type B
Total   7 10 2 2 21
R1 (UGNRA, GGNRG) X or X+Y 5 1 2 0 8
R2 (UUYRA) Y 2 0 0 0 2
R3 (NUAAN, NRNAN) Z 0 5 0 2 7
R4 (NRYAN) Y+Z 0 2 0 0 2
R5 (NCNUN) - 0 2 0 0 2